James Newport

I lead the Swift Centre's integration of scenario analysis and forecasting into decision-making for governments, non-profits, think tanks, and private AI related organisations such as Google DeepMind, and major AI-safety philanthropic funders. I was previously Head of Policy at ControlAI (co-author of A Narrow Path); Head of Development Policy at HM Treasury, leading the UK's £3.5bn financial response to the war in Ukraine, and managing the UK's 0.7/0.5% international aid budget; and I was Head of Strategy at the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. I have an MSc in Cognitive and Decision Sciences (UCL, Distinction, Dean's List), with dissertation research on improving policy makers predictive reasoning accuracy and transparency via Bayesian reasoning.

Personal Website

https://www.swiftcentre.org/

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https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/jamesn

Projects

Bridging the Gap: AI Scenario based Policy Pipeline

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